Which lifejacket do you need?

Answer some quick questions to see which lifejacket you need and keep everyone safe on the water.

What is your vessel?

Motorboat

Personal watercraft (Jet Ski)

Paddleboard or surf ski

Paddlecraft – kayak or canoe

Small sailing dinghy or multihull less than 6m without motor

Sailboat without auxiliary engine

Sailboat with auxiliary engine

Rowboat

Sailboard or kiteboard

Surfboard

Dragon boat

What length is your vessel?

0 to 4.8 metres

Over 4.8 to 12 metres

Over 12 metres

What is your age?

12 years or under

13 years or over

What area will you operate in?

Protected

Semi-protected

Semi-protected waters less than 400 metres from shore

Semi-protected waters more than 400 metres from shore

Unprotected

Protected waters include all inland waters, excluding Lake Alexandrina, Lake Albert and any other waters subject to tidal influence.

Semi protected waters are up to two nautical miles from the low-water mark of the coast of mainland South Australia and Kangaroo Island and from the banks of Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert.

Unprotected waters are more than two nautical miles from the low-water mark of the coast and from the banks of Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert.

Will any of these heightened risk situations apply during your boating trip?

Boating alone on the craft

Boating when only accompanied by a child, or children, who is 12 years old or younger

Boating before sunrise or after sunset

Crossing an ocean bar including Murray Mouth

Boating during forecast gale, storm, hurricane or severe thunderstorm or severe weather warning

Boating during times of restricted visibility (including fog, dust, smoke, heavy rain)

None of the above

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